Business Tendency Survey
The Jersey Business Tendency Survey (BTS) is a quarterly survey launched in September 2009 to provide qualitative information about the Island’s economy in a timely manner.
The survey covers private sector businesses in Jersey. The survey asks the chief executive or managing director of sampled businesses for their opinions on the current situation of their business compared to 3 months previously and also for their expectations for the next 3 months.
The survey enables a set of indicators to be produced that can be used to monitor economic performance.
Latest report: March 2012
The headline all-sector Business Activity Indicator was -25 percentage points (pp), implying that the proportion of businesses in Jersey reporting a decline in business activity compared with 3 months previously was 25 pp greater than the proportion reporting an increase. Half of businesses reported ‘no change’.
Download Business Tendency Survey report March 2012 (size 994kb)
Previous reports
Business Tendency Survey report December 2011
Business Tendency Survey report September 2011
Business Tendency Survey report June 2011
Business Tendency Survey report March 2011
Business Tendency Survey report December 2010
Business Tendency Survey report September 2010
Business Tendency Survey report June 2010
Business Tendency Survey report March 2010
Business Tendency Survey report December 2009
Business Tendency Survey report September 2009
Next release
11 July 2012 - Business Tendency Survey for the second quarter of 2012.